Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 78256

Overseas Companies: Palestine

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Rebecca Long Bailey

LabourSalford

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with businesses on the steps they are taking to (a) identify and (b) prevent forms of support that help to maintain unlawful occupation in the Occupied Palestinian Territori

Answer

Chris Bryant
The UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in Palestine are illegal under international law. The overseas business risk guidance, available on gov.uk, states there are clear risks to UK operators related to economic and financial acti...

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